The philanthropic side of the late residential real state icon Martha Turner will be revisited this Mother’s Day weekend when an incredible collection of her fashions and accessories will be offered in what is being called “An Estate of…
Rothko Chapel’s Evening of Inspiration celebrated three living icons: actor/art collector/museum founder Cheech Marin, legendary civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and Art League Houston’s 2023 Artist of the Year Vincent Valdez. Chapel…
To celebrate the opening of Natuzzi Italia’s Houston showroom, more than 150 design devotees joined chief brand officer PJ Natuzzi and a host committee featuring designers Anita Smith, Shannon Mann, Courtnay Tartt Elias, Brandon Fontenot,…
When neighborhood moms Jan Kennedy and Nancy Ungerman started Clotheshorse Anonymous in 1974, it wasn’t the iconic Dallas fashion destination that it is today. It was but a humble clothing swap on Cinderella Lane in the Disney Streets…
Photographer Shayna Fontana is known for her fabulous surrealist fashion editorials for magazines such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and PaperCity. Her perspective-shifting reimagining of ordinary items has been translated into a collection of…
Pool season is officially here, and during the blistering heat of Dallas summertime, we’re always looking for a great spot to cool off. Thankfully, the city is full of incredible hotel pools to take advantage of — either included with a…
Historic Fort Worth Inc. hosted its 20th annual Hidden Gardens tour over the weekend. A private viewing of five fabulous gardens located in the Bellaire and Overton neighborhoods was held Friday night, May 3. Then, on Sunday, May 5…
Scottie Scheffler missed his putt (for once these days) — and Nelly Korda made all her big ones. But the Houston region emerged as the real champion. That’s the truth of the Texas professional golf season, which essentially ends with rain…
True to tradition, the Latin Women’s Initiative fashion show and luncheon was one dizzily raucous fundraiser with more than 900 people, mostly women, packing the Hilton Americas-Houston ballroom. The sold-out throng raised a record $550…
What is a fundraiser chair to do when her plane is stuck in South Carolina for untold hours and she totally misses her event? Just ask Lexie Sakowitz Marek, who along with husband Mike Marek chaired the 13th annual K9s4COPS “Unleashed Gala…
To properly honor the opening of the reimagined Chanel Dallas boutique, a two-part event was required. First, cocktails in the Peter Marino-designed Highland Park Village store, where model-like men greeted guests at the door with flutes…
Located just 30 miles north of downtown Houston in the idyllic enclave of The Woodlands sits a family-friendly, award-winning oasis that beckons for your next adventure. Celebrating its 50th anniversary with a $26 million renovation, The…
Moody lighting, sweeping views, and the intimate feeling that you’re the only two people in the room — these are just several components that can set the romantic scene for some couples. For others, an extravagant price tag or a vast…
Jose Altuve keeps battling, keeps fouling off tough pitches, showing as much fight as Canelo with a title on the line. Wicked sinkers and devious splitters are turned back alike. Altuve will not give in or back down to another Seattle…
National Scavenger Hunt Day is May 24, and Ardest Gallery is giving everyone the chance to find art (you can keep) during a week-long scavenger hunt throughout The Woodlands. National Scavenger Hunt Day is celebrated on May 24 in honor of…
Injured Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers, Jr. is aiming to pitch a perfect game with the opening of his first brick-and-mortar coffee outlet of Maven Coffee + Cocktails. A co-founder of Rex Hospitality Group along with Houston…
Take my word for it, cancer sucks. Just ask Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Robin Roberts. In one of the most moving of M.D Anderson’s “Conversation With a Living Legend” fundraisers, previous Living Legend Roberts headed a fireside…
It’s not unusual for famed photography house Gittings to host portrait unveilings in its tasteful salon on West Alabama. But on this night the reveal was something different — a portrait of a local Houston psychiatrist done by a world…
I’ll be honest. When I read in a Dallas real estate listing’s “Property History” that a home was purchased last year for less than half the price, I give it a big ol’ brow raise and move on. Still, I couldn’t help but peruse a few…
Fort Worth got its nickname Panther City because it was once such a backwater that it was said a panther could lie down for a nap in the middle of the street. While those days are long gone for the 12th largest city in the country, it’s…
In need of a hotel getaway complete with five-star service and luxury amenities? We’re partnering with Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West to give one lucky winner an entire luxury hotel experience including dining, cabana rental for…
Unselfishness isn’t always easy to see, but it never left these Houston Astros. This is why Joe Espada’s team — which is really still Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Justin Verlander’s team — is very capable of pulling itself out of a…
Prominent San Antonio architect Michael G. Imber gave a spirited talk about his new book The Art of the Architect (Triglyph Books) at Greenwood King Properties’ The Lobby on Kirby Drive presented by the Institute of Classical Architects …
As Munich-based designer Rieke Common introduced her fall/winter 2024 Maison Common collection to a VIP clutch of lunching ladies at Houston’s Elizabeth Anthony store, she was stumped by the enthusiasm for the designs coupled with…
Editor’s note: In this new series, Houston Community College’s fashion program team experts explore the HCC fashion archive, one of the biggest fashion archives in the country and the second-largest archive in Texas. With more than 12,000…
When the Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica reopened late last fall after a $35 million renovation, travelers who fancy this Central American destination were quick to pack their bags. From a posh, adults-only beach club…
Dallas got the first taste of rock band Foo Fighters’ new world tour, as the Everything or Nothing At All tour kicked off at Dos Equis Pavilion on May 1. The only Texas stop on the schedule, Dave Grohl and his bandmates made it one to…
All eyes will be on Fort Worth and Arlington this summer as Major League Baseball (MLB) brings The All-Star Game back to North Texas. All-Star Week festivities were awarded to the Texas Rangers and the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington…
Houston Grand Opera’s new 2024-25 season is set to be a music and opera lover’s dream. Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Rossini’s Cinderella, Puccini’s La Bohème, Bernstein’s West Side Story, Mazzoli and Vavrek’s Breaking the Waves and Wagner’s…
Reflecting on the complexity of reality, artist Radcliffe Bailey once stated: “I always thought the surreal was real to Black people.” Throughout his career, Bailey developed a fusion of collective memory, familial history, narrative, deep…